Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Wood chips and sawdust were flying Friday outside Jacquart Fabric Products' Stormy Kromer facility as lumberjacks competed in various races as part of a "Channel the Flannel" Summer Bash. Lumberjacks Logan Alden and Charlie Fenton, with the Hayward-based Timberworks Lumberjack Show, competed in a series of challenges - including ax throwing, a springboard chop, speed climbing and log rolling. Emcee Dave Weatherhead divided the audience into "camps," giving them a lumberjack to root fo...
BESSEMER — Two more charges have been brought against Daniel Ferguson, stemming from his multi-day escape from the Gogebic County Jail. Ferguson, 26, was arraigned Friday on two felony counts of breaking and entering a building with intent to commit larceny. Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs said the charges, which each carry a potential maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, involve two separate condominiums on Powdervale Drive in Ironwood Township. Ferguson is already facing a felony charge of escape while awaiting trial for a felony ...
WAKEFIELD - It was clear skies and warm weather Tuesday in downtown Wakefield as crowds gathered for the city's Fourth of July parade. The afternoon began with a short parade of classic cars, followed by the annual children's parade. Once the group of kids and parents walked, biked, scootered and pushed strollers down the parade route, the official parade kicked off. Led by a trio of police vehicles; the parade featured floats, the area's three marching bands, various Wakefield graduating...
BESSEMER - While the Fourth of July weekend has become filled with cookouts and fireworks, a small crowd gathered in downtown Bessemer Sunday to recite the Declaration of Independence and mark the historical context of the holiday. After talking briefly about the history of the document; Connie Pricco, Dan Cvengros, Richard Steiger and John Frello took turns reciting the declaration's text. The group read several parts in unison, including the famous "We hold these truths to be self-evident,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] ERWIN TOWNSHIP - The Erwin Township Hall was packed Sunday for the township's annual picnic. Now in its 50th year, the Erwin Area Picnic started following the Erwin School's closure in 1967. Organizers with the Erwin Area Community Club said the idea for the picnic was born when the township's women wanted a way to keep the community together after the school's closure meant the end of traditional methods, like the parent teacher association.... Full story
IRONWOOD - It may have been the weather, but the Ironwood Memorial Building was filled with kids Friday afternoon for the Ironwood Carnegie Library's Sciencepalooza Science Fair. "I think the rain has helped a little," library director Lynne Wiercinski said, estimating 150 kids participated in the experiments. "It's a great indoor activity for a day that's not so beautiful outside, but I also know that whenever you do anything that involves science, we always see an excellent turnout." The...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — For a second year in a row; the Ironwood Area Schools quiz bowl team competed in a national tournament, taking 12th place in a tournament in Chicago Monday. Ironwood was among the over 200 teams from around the country that competed in the three-day event, coach Steve Boyd said — with all the teams having won local tournaments to earn their place. “The requirements to get into (the tournament) is, you have to finish first in a state or regional tournament,” Boyd said. Each team competed in at least six matches, with a 4-2 r...
LANSING - The Michigan House of Representatives passed its version of Senate Bill 76 Thursday, which funds Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund projects across the state, including several in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties. Rep. Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, praised the bill's passage, which would provide funding for 11 projects in his 110th Congressional District. "I am excited to announce these projects, and eager to see this work start in communities throughout House District 110," Dianda said...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Planning Commission approved a special use permit for a new gravel pit following a public hearing Thursday. The pit, which will be operated Angelo Luppino Inc., is located off Black River Road, near Maple Creek, north of Copper Peak. Township zoning administrator LeRoy Johnson said while one party expressed concern about road easements in connection with the pit, the commission’s jurisdiction doesn’t include the roads surrounding gravel pits — leading to the permit’s approval. While there a number of...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Schools' second graders took advantage of the warm weather Friday to plant native wildflower seeds along the non-motorized Iron Belle Trail through the city. The students split up along the trail to distribute the seed balls they made last month. The balls are made from a mixture of clay, compost, water and native seeds. "(The balls) are supposed to explode, and let the native seeds scatter," teacher Michelle Trier told the Daily Globe when the seed balls were made....
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Community Garden has already won something, and it’s not even built yet. Wakefield City Manager Richard Brackney said the idea for the garden began when he saw Michigan Tech University was looking for communities interested in developing a community garden, as a group of university students were competing in a Western Michigan Project Management Institute community garden design competition. The university was looking for a community where the plan could be brought to fruition, rather than simply have it as an abs...
BESSEMER — An Ashland man was remanded to district court Tuesday, the third co-defendant to be remanded in a Gogebic County drug case. Corey Allan Tutor, 34, was facing one 10-year felony count of possession of methamphetamine and a misdemeanor charge of disorderly person-loitering about an illegal business, however Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs said the testing of evidence in the case didn’t bear out the initial charges. Jacobs said he plans to file amended charges against Tutor, replacing the meth charge with one count of use of cocai...
BESSEMER — The first day of the trial of an Ironwood woman accused of fleeing the police ended Tuesday with both sides resting their cases in Gogebic County Circuit Court, leaving just closing arguments and deliberations prior to the verdict. Gina Marie Ransanici, 41, of Aspen Street, is facing one felony count of third degree fleeing a police officer; and two misdemeanors — reckless driving and operating a vehicle without a license on her person. The felony carries a potential maximum sentence of five years in prison, while the mis...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College students and staff used a somewhat unconventional way to move one of the college's semi trucks Friday, pulling it with a rope, tug-of-war-style, in preparation for an upcoming fundraiser. "The pull we did today was a test. We wanted to see No. 1 could it be done, and No. 2 how many people would it take to pull the semi 20 feet," Janie Williams, an administrative assistant for the college's allied health program, said. "Now that we know that, what we'll try...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors approved hiring Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC as the engineering firm for the reconstruction of Saxon Harbor Tuesday. It’s a key step to re-opening the park by the county’s target date of May 2019. Rain and flooding last sumer during a July 11 storm destroyed the harbor. The De Pere, Wis.-based Foth was one of three companies bidding for the project, according to the Iron County Forestry Department. The project will be split into two parts...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — There are some new faces at the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce, including new director Chelcie Pinsonneault. Pinsonneault, who started her position March 27, said she has enjoyed the job so far, but is still settling in as director. “I mean it’s definitely a learning curve,” she said. “It’s something I’m not used to, but it’s a challenge I’m willing to take on and learn all I can.” One of her primary tasks is focusing on the chamber’s membership. “We really want to start focusing...
BESSEMER - Medical marijuana advocates made the case for supporting the industry in the Gogebic Range at an informational event, held Saturday at the Bessemer City Hall. Beginning with an informal tour of several information stations organizers had set up throughout the building's auditorium, the event then featured two local advocates - Chandra Portell and Willie Dufour - explaining the potential benefits to the area. In addition to the medical benefits the speakers said marijuana offered...
SPRINGSTEAD — While district-wide totals won’t be official until the canvass is completed, two incumbents who appeared on the ballot in the town of Sherman won another term on the Chequamegon School District’s board of education in Tuesday’s election — as they were running in uncontested races. The still yet unofficial results show Lois Freeland received 888 votes districtwide, including 45 votes in Sherman; and Jim Wilson garnered 751 votes across the district and 90 votes in Sherman, according to Pamela Steger, the school district...
HURLEY — The effort to acquire a section of land between the Montreal River and Second Avenue in Hurley — while nearing its final stages — still has several steps that need to be completed, according to information at the Thursday’s Iron County Regional Trail Committee meeting. Hurley Mayor Joe Pinardi said city attorney Ray O’Dea is working on drawing up the documents to purchase the land, which is necessary to continue Michigan’s non-motorized Iron Belle Trail into Iron County. The local portion of the Iron Belle — which will run between B...
HURLEY - Iron County voters head to the polls today in a series of state and local races. At the state level, voters will decide between incumbent Tony Evers and Lowell Holtz to see who will be the state's next superintendent of public instruction. Annette Ziegler is running unopposed for another term as a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Iron County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Madden is also running unopposed for another term on the bench. Iron County's local municipalities also have...
HURLEY - A group of Hurley K-12 students had the opportunity to talk to students in Purdue University's Forestry and Natural Resources program via Skype Friday afternoon. The interaction provided another way to expose the Hurley students to potential careers, said Zach Wilson, a conservation specialist with the Iron County Land and Water Conservation Department. "(It's a way) to expose kids to natural resources as a profession," Wilson said. Wilson thought the day went really well, saying one...
BESSEMER - A group of Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco students took a break from classes Friday to learn about an important topic, the problems associated with bullying. The day's events centered on author Jim Lajoie's visit to A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. Lajoie wrote the book, "No One Would Listen," which he described as, "A fictional work ... based on real life events. "It happened to me, it happened to my children and things that I've seen," Lajoie told the Daily Globe. "I wrote...
BESSEMER - It took the jury just over an hour Friday to convict an Ironwood man of all six charges it was asked to deliberate on. Donovan Howard Payeur, 32, was found guilty of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, conspiracy to possess meth with intent to deliver, felon in possession of a weapon, felon in possession of ammunition, possession of a controlled substance-marijuana and possession of a weapon while committing a felony. The two most serious charges Payeur was facing,...
IRONWOOD - Ironwood students, members of the public and area veterans gathered in Luther L. Wright's John Krznarich Gymnasium Friday for the district's annual Veterans Day ceremony. The ceremony began with the presentation of colors by members of the school's JROTC Color Guard and the singing of the National Anthem by Vanessa Nasi. Following this, and the presentation of the flags of the various branches of the military and service-related organization, the Ironwood High School Band performed,...
HURLEY — The Federal Communications Commission is currently accepting public comment on a petition by Gray Television/WSAW-TV to include Ashland and Iron counties in its Wausau, Wis., satellite television market. According to information presented at Tuesday’s Iron County Board of Supervisors meeting, the petition is requesting that area satellite TV providers be allowed to provide the two counties with Wausau’s feed, instead of being forced to provide the feed from Duluth. When the broadcast boundaries were initially established, Iron Count...
